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From:"Gehres, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy)** CTR **" <gehres -at- LUCENT -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:29:10 -0700
<< Which of the following is the "better" book?
What are the differences 'tween them?
Technical Editing: THe Practical Guide for Editors and Writers by Judith
Tarutz
Technical Editing by Carolyn Rude>>
Both do a good job of laying out the stages of the editing process. To me,
Judy Tarutz's book seems to focus more on the *job* of technical editing in
an organization, while Carolyn Rude's book focuses more the art of editing
itself. Rude's book also has a better page design. (I hate the design
Tarutz's book.) Both books are informative, but when it comes to answering
my own editing questions, I get usually more out Rude's book.
Betsy Gehres
gehres -at- lucent -dot- com
(303) 290-3495
